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A Portable RAF/ROC Telephone Unit, British, Mid-20th century,

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A Portable RAF/ROC Telephone Unit, British, Mid-20th century,

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A Portable RAF/ROC Telephone Unit, British, Mid-20th century, complete with hand-crank generator, twin-bells, shaped mouthpiece on stand, and earphones, printed instructions to inside door, in mahogany case with leather carrying handle, case 9 1/2in x 12in x 8 1/2in (24cm x 30.5cm x 21.5cm) Footnotes: Provenance: The John Elgar-Whinney collection of clandestine radios and cipher machines. For use in observer posts by the Royal Air Force and Royal Observer Corps. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A Portable RAF/ROC Telephone Unit, British, Mid-20th century,

Name: A Portable RAF/ROC Telephone Unit, British, Mid-20th century,
SKU: 160208493
Price: 90 GBP
Availability: InStock

Estimate £100 - £150

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